Google Webmaster Tools Missing Change Site Verification Method?

A Google Webmaster Help thread reports that Google Webmaster Tools seems to be missing the feature to change the method you would like to verify you site with. Now, I personally don't remember what should or should not be on this screen, but reportedly, there should be a way to tell Google that you want to switch from the html file verification method to the meta tag verification method, or visa versa.

Here is a screen capture of what I currently see for one of my sites:

A top contributor at the group said, "There was an option there in Manage Site Verification not too long ago. Now it is not there. There must have been a page code update and a new one is pending?" So, I suspect he is right.

Hopefully the feature will come back shortly.

Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.

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posted rustybrick in Google Optimization at January 14, 2009 8:41 AM Comments (5)

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Hi,
I checked this option in google.com with languaje=spanish and this options are it´s still here... maybe this is just an Englih version issue.

Posted by diegodjm at January 15, 2009 04:57

Hi there,
got the very same problem. I suppose due to a 301-redirection the meta-verifications is not working properly anymore (as tested with the "preferred domain"-option, which doesn't work). Unfortunately there's no option to change over to the html-verification (which works perfectly with other domains to this server), very strange.

@diegodjm: Could you describe how you aquired the showing of the option? Already set the language of the form to spanisch but it no difference to english or german.
Perhaps the website has to be set to spanish?

Posted by Tristan at January 19, 2009 10:04

Possible Workaround here:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=73913343be8c1700&hl=en

Look at the second part of the answer of Susan Moskwa:
"b) Navigate to the Overview page for your site. In the URL you should see .../webmasters/tools/summary?siteUrl=http://www.example.com/. Change /summary to /verify and you'll end up on the verification page where you can select a different verification method."

This worked alright for me.
So the option is still there, just not accessible from the menu...

Posted by Tristan at January 19, 2009 10:23

i need to show my web site in google ads
plz give ads in web site like shaddi.com

Posted by sohail at May 24, 2009 15:44

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/verify?siteUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.YOURDOMAIN.com%2F&hl=en

it's work

Posted by chaled at June 1, 2009 01:11